does anybody know if this works on 4.1.6, or the latest 4.1.7?

Maybe, but I doubt it will help anything as all the spammers we get nowadays are actual humans. Good Q&A will stop the bots.

I have looked everywhere. What file am I looking for in the registration template? Is it a php file? I did find a register.php but that didn't have the lines that the instructions say need to be modified

I have 4.0.8 Vbulletin
Thanks

Does not appear to be working anymore for me with 4.1.10
I tried reinstalling and still no luck.
I have it set at 20 seconds but can hit the "Complete Registration" instantly.
Is this a problem my end or a problem with 4.1.10?

I'm running 4.1.10 vbulletin with this mod installed. Havn't encountered any problems as of yet.

Getting 5 to 10 emails a day about blocked registrations. My human members don't have a problem registering either.

Only thing I would like to do is find a way to make it post up in my Admin forums each time it blocks someone.

Your lucky tnagaming.
Dont work for me and no advice from creator so sort of in the dark.
Sucks really it was a good mod i liked to have.
Uninstalled until i can fix the problem.

Hi mate,

Tried to mark as installed but am not authorised or something...I own a 4.19 version atm. Thanks, hope this works for me as the bots drive me nuts.

Cheers

Mick

Hey guys. I really want to get this mod to work but cant currently.
I found out why. I cant seem to edit my registration template. It just hangs on the loading screen forever so i was wondering....
Is there any way i can do this template edit manually? Not from within ACP i mean.
I really would like to get this mod going again.

Works with 4.1.10. Thanks, great mod

Using this with 4.1.12 and it is a fantastic mod! I have a couple of barriers of entry for would-be spambots but thismod is catching a good 90+% of them before they even get to the others. Definitely thumbs up on it!

i have aa problem to install

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.0:

Invalid SQL:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS stopbotsregistry (
`hash` varchar(100) NOT NULL default '',
`regtime` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
`uf_name` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`uf_value` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
PRIMARY KEY (`hash`),
KEY `regtime` (`regtime`)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'TYPE=MyISAM' at line 8
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Wednesday, August 8th 2012 @ 06:51:46 AM
Error Date : Wednesday, August 8th 2012 @ 06:51:46 AM
Script : http://punjabiforum.in/forum/admincp...=productimport
Referrer : https://punjabiforum.in/forum/adminc...?do=productadd
IP Address : 94.59.232.82
Username : pendu
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.5.24-cll

The 'Type =' part of the query is obsolete and no longer supported by newer MySQL installations.

Either delete that part of the query to use the default storage engine or replace it with 'Engine ='

(from https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....67&postcount=2)

can u tell me how ?

Until the author fixes it, just edit the .xml file with any text editor prior to installing.

i did but same problem

Then I can't help you. If you've changed line 8 I can't imagine why it would still say you have " 'TYPE=MyISAM' at line 8" if you really don't.

Maybe you tried to upload the original file? Maybe you forgot to save it after editing it?

:(

Really this kind of mod... (im using 4.2)

This has been working fine on my 4.2pl2 till last week now the shifty ones have found away around:eek:

I'm getting the attached error upon importing this mod.

Better job of this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=289463

Gonna try this on vB 4.2.0 PL3 today and will post any needed updates.

No need to update.....
I have installed this on vB 4.0.8 and it is ever since running.
Updated vB every time and running now without any problems on vB 4.2.0 PL3 since several months.

In the second step, I think I see a typo in the instructions.

Under b) Find:
<input type="submit" class="button" value="{vb:rawphrase complete_registration}" tabindex="1" accesskey="s" />

You have:
Change to:
<input type="submit" class="button" name="timeremaining" value="{vb:rawphrase complete_registration} in {vb:raw vboption.StopBotRegMinTime}" tabindex="1" accesskey="s" onsubmit"submit_form()") />

The "onsubmit" is missing the =

The instructions needed an update for 4.2 templates. The product name needed attention and the version check needed attention. You may want to just double check things. Thanks.

I just updated the zip with that fixed. Thanks for the heads up.

Also, since I upgraded, I'm getting an error on the REPLACE statement:

The MySQL error I'm getting is:
The only columns in that table are:
In the updated files, I'm seeing "rf_name" in 3 different files for a total of 8 instances. Also, "rf_value" appears in some of those files as well. Was there a database change that just didn't take? If I change the query to match the columns in the table, will that fargle anything up?

Somewhere along the line I think the upgrade procedure was to remove the product to remove the DB table and then re-install the product to create the new DB table.

The fix should be uninstall the product and re-install the product. Let us know it that works. There is no data in the table that won't be recreated.

Yeah, in looking at my setup a little more closely, I noticed 2.0.2 was still installed.

Uninstalled, reinstalled, am waiting now to see if there are any problems.

Thanks for pointing out my PEBKAC moment. :)

Does this mod take into consideration the Facebook login feature as well?

I have had this mod for a while, it has saved me so many hours work getting rid of spammers, when I have had it off after a crash et al I'd get flooded...JUST upgraded to 4.2pl3 and will be installing the upgrade tomorrow I hope.

I have had a few sneaking thru so it will be interesting to see how it responds, I will report back

You should force the vB registration form on your forum to use this mod with FB or else you are relying on FB to give you real members.

This is designed to stop remotely submitted forms by installing random data fields in the registration form. It's one tool in the process of stopping spam.

I get this error when I try to install this:

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.0:

Invalid SQL:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS stopbotsregistry (
`hash` varchar(100) NOT NULL default '',
`regtime` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
`rf_name` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`rf_value` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`uf_name` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
`uf_value` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
PRIMARY KEY (`hash`),
KEY `regtime` (`regtime`)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

I would love for this mod to be able to write the results of failed registrations to thread instead of or as well as email.
Me personally i like to name and shame and this mod could do well for that.
If anyone could give advice on how to do this, that would be great.

You want to "name and shame" bots? Do you think that would make them feel so bad they will stop annoying us?

No not really Videx.
Way i figure it........
Better in a thread than 500 emails a day.
To have them available to visually see i think could be a good thing if only for reference and perhaps a constant ip address that is not dynamic and therefor easy to ban.
Dunno just think it would be better in a thread than an email.
( I get too many emails NOW)
But im guessing your comment was infact a smartarse one rather than a constructive one so i will not reply further to that.

No, I was not being a smartass. I really think you're doing something terribly wrong if you're getting 500 emails a day from rejected bots. Have you just tried a simple Q&A? That eliminates about 100% of our bots, and no email notification is necessary.

That leaves real humans as our only remaining source of spam. And when you ban these guys, they won't be able to read your 'shame' forum anyway so why bother?

And the few bots that may register but never post - and thus don't get banned - aren't a problem anyway. They just swell our ranks which isn't a Bad Thing.

Yep i run a Q&A mate.
I do email verification.
I put all new users into a special group.
I force all new uses to post in one area only that is moderated. (non visible to members or bots)
They have no access to spam my site. None actually.
Once someone registers they loose access to my forum unless they are allowed.
It works just fine. I dont care if its difficult. I only want members who are real anyway.

I dont have visible spam on my forum. I just dont. I have in place the measures to stop that.
I simply want this mod to post in thread as other mods do like duplicate ips and what not.

That is my point about sarcasm or being a smartarse.
Did i think it would stop annoying us?
Well first of all. I dont concider me and you US.
But as for me. No i dont. I simply want to post a thread about it.
Public or private. My choice. But is that too much to ask without comments like above?

ps....
i dont show my member list.
I dont promote spammers as members.
I have anyone who has not posted after X deleted as a user.
I have people that are inactive moved to different user groups.
My forum was never about ego and stats. Others are and i get that.
Mine is not.

Yeah, I'm receiving the exact same issue.

Downloaded and Installed..

Any chance of adding and option to push the user who registered too quickly to a specific URL or our choice?
That would be GOLD for me.

Before I upgraded my forums and then this hack to the most recent vB (not the version 5) this hack worked beautifully. But, since the upgrade to the vB and to this hack I am getting TONS of new bot registrations. Literally 30+ a day are making it through this hack. I have checked and double checked the settings. I have the time for registration set to 65 seconds.

Anyone else having this problem?:confused: